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Senate committee amends S.206 to delay staffing funding while allowing childcare licensure board
Summary
The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced S.206, a bill creating licensure and a board for early childhood educators, removing the FY27 appropriation for two OPR staff positions while leaving board authorization in place; fiscal staff estimated initial license-fee revenue of roughly $800,000 when licensing begins.
The Senate Appropriations Committee on September 9 advanced S.206, a bill to establish licensure for early childhood educators and create a regulatory board within the Office of Professional Regulation (OPR). Committee members amended the bill to remove the FY27 appropriation for two positions but left the board’s authorization intact, directing that hiring and implementation be contingent on future funding.
Joint Fiscal Office staff told the committee the licensure structure is expected to generate about $800,000 in initial application-fee revenue in the first fiscal year when fees begin (the office’s estimate of initial application fees…
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